W912EE27BA002 - Lease of One Cutterhead, Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge (Not Less Than 24-Inch Diameter) Fully Operated with Attendant Plant and Personnel, and with a Draft not to Exceed 9 Feet, for Construction and Maintenance Dredging - JBJ Waterway

Updated Oct 31, 2026

Presolicitation from the Department of the Army, for work in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Due Nov 16, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-6), 16 days left.

Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Mississippi Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

W912EE - The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) Solicitation Number W912EE27BA002 for the Lease of One Cutterhead, Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge (Not Less than 24-Inch Diameter), Fully Operated with Attendant Plant and Personnel, and with a Draft Not to Exceed 9 Feet, for Construction and Maintenance Dredging within the Vicksburg District – JBJ Waterway.

The work consists of furnishing, delivering and operating one (1) cutterhead, hydraulic pipeline dredge (not less than 24-inch diameter), fully operated with attendant plant and personnel with a draft not to exceed 9 feet for construction and maintenance dredging within the Vicksburg District on the JBJ Waterway. The project has a completion period of 365 Calendar Days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

This IFB will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $37 Million for Dredging and Other Surface Cleanup Activities. Bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted.

The magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $5 Million and $10 Million. The official plans and specifications will be available on the SAM website at sam.gov/.

Bidders may register on the Interested Vendor's List (IVL) at sam.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hard copies will not be available. Telephone and fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.

Bidders are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing.

Bidders must have and maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at sam.gov and must include the NAICS code they are bidding under to receive a Government contract award. If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder.

For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Andrew McCaskill via email at [email protected]. Technical inquiries and questions relating to the solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org when the solicitation is made available. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

Solicitation issue date on or about 16 November 2026. Bid opening date and time on or about 16 December 2026, 1400 central time. This procurement is advertised as unrestricted.

It is issued under NAICS 237990, PSC Z1KF, for one (1) firm fixed-price construction contract.

Contracting contact

• Andrew Mccaskill · [email protected] · (601) 631-5248

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 237990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $45.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

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